Stiffener for collars



Deco s, 1925- 1,565,207

J.$AUL

STIFFENER FOR COLLAR S Filed Sept. 27, 1922 attozuzq Patented Dec. 8, 1925. I

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SA UL, OF JERSEY CITY, NEWJER SEY.

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Application filed September 27, 1922. Serial No. 590,926.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SAUL, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stifleners for Collars,-of which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesto apparelfand particularly to collars, and the invention has for an object the provision of a novel collar stiffener in which provision is made for ventilation and the construction of which will minimize the deposit of moisture upon the collar or stiffener. I I

It is an object of this invention .to produce a flexible stiffener for collars having a. novel configuration at its ends to insure close fitting ofthe collar at the end buttonholes; and the invention furthermore contemplates the provision of a collar with a stiffener which will facilitate the movement of a necktie when the tieis to be adjusted after the collar has beenarranged on the neck band of the shirt to which it may be applied.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a stifiener of the character indicated having ears which engage parts of the collar to preventbuckling or movement of the stiffener after it is in place, or while the necktieis being adjusted.

It is a still further object of this invention to produce a collar having novel means for engaging the ears just mentioned, and in the production of which novel means-the advantageous results are attained.

The invention preferably contemplatesthe provision of a one-piece relatively rigid and yet flexible indestructible collar lining or stifiener which is concealed when bein woi'll and which is so protected that it will not come in contact with the body-of the user, the said deviceproving effective to retain the 001131151 proper shape to hold it agpeinst turning or wilting; the said stiffener ing perforated to prevent moisture caused by perspiration from accumulating on the interior surface of the collar lining.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of constructiomand in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and In describing-the invention :indetail, reference be to drawings forming part of thisapplication, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in \vhic Figure 1 illustrates a View. in elevation showing a collar with a stiffener applied thereto; v

Figure 2 illustrates an edge View ofthe stiffener;

Figure 3 illustrates an enlarged detail secfinnal view of the collar and stifiener;

Figure 4: illustrates a transverse sectional view of the stifiener;

Figure 5 illustrates a view in elevation of the stiflt'ener;

.Figure 6 illustrates an enlarged detail view of a fragment of a modified form of stifiener; and

Figure 7 illustrates an enlarged detail sectional view of a modified arrangement of the materia of the collar.

In these drawings, 10 denotes the usual three ply collar construction, the inner ply 11 of which has a portion 12 that is removed from the main portion thereof, and this portion 12 has its ends turned in and secured to the other plies of the collar by the stitching 13. Those portions of the outer ply' middle ly of the collar for the insertion of the st ener 18, the said stifiener preferably having frounded edges 19 and 20 to ard against undue wear. on the collar by t e use of the stifiener. I

The ends of the stifiene'r. are also curved, as shown at 21, in order that the will conform closely to the contour of e neck of the user'and tend to retain the collar in lace. The ends of the stifiener are also ifurcated, as shownat 22 and the furcations amen endstraddle the buttonhole in order that .stifiening material may be projectedto the ends of the collar.

T he stifiener is provided with perforations or a 23 of appropriate confi ration 1n order-that ventilation will be re arded and the accumulation of which are bent outward y to engag I outer surface of the inner ply, and in the formation of these ears, recesses 25 are produced which constitute clearances for the edges of the inner ends of the inner ply, a condition which serves to prevent buckling of the lining or stiffener during the manipulation of the tie, and as shown in Figure I, the lining or stiffener covers the buttonhole and prevents the necktie coming in contact with the head of the button by which the collar is secured in place, so that in the adjustment of the collar, free movement is'afforded and no binding or retarding action results.

In the manufacture of the device, the inventor prefers that it shall be made of celluloid and it can be stamped from celluloid sheets and then shaped to the configuration desired at the ends, and the 'ears can also be set by slightly softening the celluloid as with heat. a process which is well known to those skilled in the art, although the device can be molded initially in the configuration desired. I

In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the stiffener or lining 26 is of the same general construction as that heretofore described, except that it may have a buttonhole 27 which will aline with the buttonhole of the collar, so thatunder certain conditions, the lining will be secured by the button, but those are details of construction which may be changed to suit particular requirements.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7, the three ply collar 28 has the outer and inner plies 29 and 30 treated in a manner like that described for the treatment of the inner ply in connection with the disclosure "of Fig. 1, and when this expedient is resorted to, two pockets 31 and 32 are produced which may be employed for the reception of the stifiener or lining. In this last mentioned form, the inner ends of the plies will be stitched as shown at 33 and 34:, to produce the same effeet as that embodied in the ends 15 and 16 of that form shown in Fig. 1.

The utili y for the construction shown in Fig. l is that the collar can be reversed and the stiffener can be 'applied to either pocket.

I claim: 1. In a stifiener for collars, a member of relatively rigid but flexible material, ears formed on the upper edge of the member in spaced relation to each other, the said member having recesses between the ears and the edge of the member formingclearances, and a collar having a portion of the outer side of the neckband removed in that part of the collar adapted to fit at the back of the neck,

the edges of the outer side of the neckband I fitting between the ears and the edge of said member whereby the member is prevented from slipping with relation to the collar to which the member is applied.

2. In a stiffener for collars, a member of relatively rigid but flexible material, a collar having an opening at the rear on the outer side of the neckband and a pocket on each side of the opening, a stifiener having its ends inserted in the'pockets, and means carried by the stiffener for engaging the edges of the outer side of the neckband at the open ing for anchoring the stiffening member in position.

, JOHN SAUL. 

